David Murphy

It looked promising the first time Andre Ethier hit a home run, his solo shot putting the Dodgers up by a run in the eighth. Only, in the ninth, the Dodgers fumbled away the lead and the game went into extra innings. Given another chance in the 10th inning, Ethier hit a two-run homer to leave the Dodgers with a 5-3 victory over the Angels at Dodger Stadium. That wrapped what the Dodgers called a pretty good weekend. Three sellout crowds. Plenty of sunshine. And a three-game sweep of the Angels to gain a couple games on the Giants in the standings. Ethier had been particularly quiet of late. He had not homered since June 29, but hit two Sunday. He now has 12 on the season. It was his...

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